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Sam Long (footballer, born 1995)

Sam Long
Personal information
Full name Samuel Patrick Robert Long[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Bicester, England[3]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Oxford United
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2013 Oxford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Oxford United 200 (13)
2014 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 0 (0)
2018 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:28, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Samuel Patrick Robert Long (born 16 January 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Oxford United.

Career

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Long began his career with Oxford United and made his professional debut on 27 April 2013 as a late substitute in a 3–0 victory over Accrington Stanley on the last day of the 2012–13 season.[4] His first starting appearance was in a 1–1 draw with Morecambe in League Two on 22 February 2014.[5]

On 20 November 2014, he joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan as part of a deal that saw Chey Dunkley going the other direction.[6] Following his return to Oxford, he scored his first goal, in a 2–3 home defeat against Southend United in EFL League Two on 17 January 2015.[7] Injuries limited his appearances in 2015–16 and 2016–17,[8][9] although his contract with Oxford was extended by a year in March 2017. He was loaned to Hampton and Richmond Borough in January 2018,[10] a loan that was later extended.[11] Despite not having played a first-team fixture for Oxford in 2017–18, he signed a new one-year contract in June 2018.[12] Already the club's longest-serving player, having joined the club as an 8-year-old, in June 2020 he signed a two-year extension with Oxford United.[13] In April 2021, Long signed a further three-year deal with the club.[14] He was voted both the Players' and Supporters Player of the Season at the end of the 2020–21 season.[15]

Career statistics

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As of match played 31 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oxford United 2012–13[16] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14[17] League Two 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2014–15[18] League Two 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
2015–16[19] League Two 1 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 3 0
2016–17[20] League One 3 0 0 0 2 0 2[b] 0 7 0
2017–18[21] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[22] League One 18 0 2 0 2 0 4[b] 0 26 0
2019–20[23] League One 19 1 4 1 5 0 4[b] 0 32 2
2020–21[24] League One 36 6 1 0 2 0 5[b] 0 44 6
2021–22[25] League One 36 1 2 0 0 0 1[b] 0 39 1
2022–23[26] League One 43 3 2 0 1 0 2[b] 0 48 3
2023–24[27] League One 29 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 30 1
2024–25[28] Championship 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
Career total 203 13 13 1 16 0 19 0 251 14
  1. ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Oxford United

References

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  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 20th May 2017" (PDF). The Football League. p. 58. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Sam Long". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Oxford United hand Sam Long new contract". Oxford Mail. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Accrington 0-3 Oxford". BBC Sport. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Morecambe 1-1 Oxford". BBC Sport. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Chey Dunkley: Oxford United sign Kidderminster Harriers defender". BBC Sport. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Oxford United 2–3 Southend United". BBC Sport. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Sam Long Signs New Deal". Oxford United F.C. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Long Looking Forward". Oxford United F.C. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Oxford United send Jack Stevens and Sam Long out on loan". Oxford Mail. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Long Loan Gets Longer". Oxford United F.C. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Sam Long Signs New Deal". Oxford United F.C. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Sam Long signs new Oxford United contract". Oxford Mail. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Sam Long Signs New Deal". Oxford United F.C. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  15. ^ Roberts, James (11 May 2021). "Sam Long wins two Oxford United end of season awards". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by Sam Long in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  17. ^ "Games played by Sam Long in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  18. ^ "Games played by Sam Long in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  19. ^ "Games played by Sam Long in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  20. ^ "Games played by Sam Long in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  21. ^ "Games played by Sam Long in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Sam Long in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  23. ^ "Games played by Sam Long in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  24. ^ "Games played by Sam Long in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  25. ^ "Games played by Sam Long in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  26. ^ "Games played by Sam Long in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  27. ^ "Games played by Sam Long in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  28. ^ "Games played by Sam Long in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  29. ^ "Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Oxford United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  30. ^ Cartwright, Phil (3 April 2016). "Johnstone's Paint Trophy final: Barnsley 3–2 Oxford United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  31. ^ Scott, Ged (2 April 2017). "EFL Trophy final: Coventry City 2–1 Oxford United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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